Re: To The List About The Recent Spam

2016-02-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Marie, Press VO-F8 to launch the VO Utility. VO-Shift-DownArrow on the Category table. Arrow to the Speech option. VO-Shift-UpArrow to stop interacting & move right to the voice options. Press VO-SpaceBar to select it. Down Arrow to the Configure option. Pick any other voice than Alex, Br

Re: Help! What did I do? FN, Ctrl, Option, keys not working.

2015-11-04 Thread CJ Daniel
Melony, Hate to say it, but it sounds more like a hardware problem to me, especially if you can’t remember doing anything to change your machine. I could be wrong & I hope I am, but I think I’d be headed off to the Apple store. Never the less, good luck, CJ > On Nov 4, 2015, at 1:36 PM, Mela

Re: [Bulk] problem with mail sounds on my Mac

2015-10-21 Thread CJ Daniel
e know. I thought I had something set up wrong > when I was checking for new email. Glad it’s just a bug. I hope Apple fixes > this in the next update. > Katie >> On Oct 21, 2015, at 2:23 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> >> Katie, >> >> Sorry, but that seems to b

Re: problem with mail sounds on my Mac

2015-10-21 Thread CJ Daniel
Katie, Sorry, but that seems to be a bug with Mail in El Capitan. In other words, it’s not a configurable thing. In fact, I just saw a post from a guy on another list that specifically mentioned that this issue was still alive & well in today’s maintenance release. So, I suppose we’ll have t

Re: Safari on the Mac worse than ever?

2015-10-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Brian, Have a little respect. Mike was leading the pack on using the Mac & VoiceOver in it’s infancy. Further more, he had the generosity to turn his explorations in to audible tutorials that were available to anyone. Actually, I seem to remember there were eight of them. Many Mac users

Re: El Capitan Is Here

2015-09-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Alex, I read both posts & really appreciate your efforts. In fact, they have reenforced my belief that it is best to wait a release or two before taking the plunge. Again, thanks for your work in this area. CJ > On Sep 30, 2015, at 10:56 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > Hi all, > Just a note to s

Re: Moderator Note - Important -was- Re: So is this list going to die or not?

2015-08-27 Thread CJ Daniel
ues or—if life’s circumstances are preventing your full participation in this list’s activities—then relinquish ownership to some one who has the time & where-with-all to make a positive difference. I hope you can understand that all of this is offered with compassion towards you. With great regar

Call to the List Owner to Appoint a New Moderator

2015-08-26 Thread CJ Daniel
eclaim the good standing of this list & move forward to continue a great tradition of the civil exchange of knowledge & mutual assistance. Sincerely, CJ Daniel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe

Re: OS X beta.

2015-08-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Well said, CJ > On Aug 7, 2015, at 7:09 PM, gs wrote: > > Chris, > Most of us have already reached our conclusions with regard to you. you are > pathetically out of place on the list. We do not have a moderator but if we > did you would have been reduced quite a while back. If this list does

Re: OS X beta.

2015-08-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Careful George, You’ll set him off again…for the umteenth time. I mean after all, when I posted this msg this thread was up to a count of 38. Oh, and about a dozen of those were from He whom shall not be mentioned. Sort of ridiculous, CJ > On Aug 6, 2015, at 12:11 PM, george b wrote: >

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
immaturity? Just saying... >> On Aug 2, 2015, at 6:37 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: >> >> Aleeha, >> >> I applaud your efforts. Every little bit helps. As stated in another post, >> the sooner you start ignoring Christopher Mark, the better off we’ll all be. >&g

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Aleeha, I applaud your efforts. Every little bit helps. As stated in another post, the sooner you start ignoring Christopher Mark, the better off we’ll all be. Sorry he’s such a bother. By the way, pretty name. CJ > On Aug 2, 2015, at 5:02 AM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: > > I really don't app

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
You got that right. CJ > On Aug 2, 2015, at 7:43 AM, Shaf wrote: > > Just ignore him. He's generally a dick where a lot of things are > concerned. Don't take it personally. > > On 8/2/2015 1:02 PM, Aleeha Dudley wrote: >> I really don't appreciate your attitude sir. It is not called for in th

Re: apple beta discussion group created!

2015-08-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Ditto!!! I can’t even say how much I’m glad to see that I’m not the only one. I hear “Christopher Mark” & I just delete. Again, I’m so glad that it’s not just me. In fact, since he’s become so much more active…”Christopher Mark” tags on darn near every email header…I’ve considered dropping t

Re: question about garage band

2015-07-11 Thread CJ Daniel
Ted, Can you clarify as to whether you’re trying to input MIDI from your keyboard or actual audio? Thanks, CJ > On Jul 11, 2015, at 7:20 PM, Ted Phillips wrote: > > Hi all. I have been trying to do some recording in Garage Band 10.1. I can > open a project and set up the tracks, but se

Re: robobraille

2015-05-25 Thread CJ Daniel
Joe, As Henry stated, the web based interface is usable. However, in my experience, its a pain in the anatomy…;-) So, I do try to stick to the email based option. Just send a MSG to conv...@robobraille.org with your document attached. Be sure to put the type of conversion you wish in the sub

Re: Giving away a MBP Non-Retina

2015-05-04 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey, That’s a very nice thing you’re doing. I hope it goes to a deserving individual. Anyway, I applaud your generosity. Sincerely, CJ > On May 4, 2015, at 4:24 AM, Shaf wrote: > > As the subject states > We're giving away a MBP non-retina mid 2012 for free excluding delivery > costs. It

Re: Proposal to create an alternate MacVisionaries list

2015-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Donna, Don’t blame you one bit. You were pretty vilely used by this person. Your reaction seems pretty understandable. But, I don’t think we need to throw the baby out with the bathwater yet. In fact, if your ready to take on the responsibility of being a mod, perhaps you could volunteer

Re: Logos Bible Software

2015-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Emelio, As previously stated, Logos is not accessible. Also, the afore mentioned Eloquent—the bible software previously known as MacSword—has not been accessible since the introduction of Mavericks. Well, @ least not in my experience. And, I did try to contact the developer, twice, with no j

Re: Moderators

2015-03-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Mario, You seem to have a fixation with fecal matter & the orifice from which it proceeds. Possibly some counseling would help with the issues you seem to be exhibiting. Or, possibly you’re already under a physician’s care & just need to modify your pharmaceutical regiment. Lastly, I suppose

Re: [New post] Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.2

2015-01-27 Thread CJ Daniel
Actually, There’s no “Software Update” option there in Yosemite. Instead, from the desktop, VO-M to the Apple menu, as previously stated. Then, arrow down to the “App Store” option & VO-SpaceBar to launch it. It should, automatically, present you with a—Safari-like—HTML screen containing the

Re: [New post] Apple releases OS X Yosemite 10.10.2

2015-01-27 Thread CJ Daniel
David, Dito on all of your comments. CJ > On Jan 27, 2015, at 4:56 PM, David Griffith wrote: > > I have only been using the update for a while but certainly Safari feels far > snappier than it was this morning when it was the slowest I have known it. I > was having to restart Voiceover e

Re: Running Loops in Live Performance off of an iPad or Macbook

2015-01-18 Thread CJ Daniel
Kevin, Don’t know about Ableton Live, but…unfortunately…Main Stage is inaccessible, for the most part. I know cause I purchased it to access it’s loops & sound fonts in Garage Band. I’m not sure how you could use GB in a live environment. Have you considered a dedicated looper like Digitech’

Re: Unable to increase volume sometimes under Yosemite

2014-12-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Lisette, Just to add to the mix, @ times after the Mac has been asleep, I can’t use the up & down buttons on my Apple headphones. I.E the exact same situation as you accept the function keys do work. Weird, CJ > On Dec 10, 2014, at 7:14 PM, Lisette Wesseling > wrote: > > Hi folks, > ju

Re: getting started

2014-12-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Lori, Do you have access to bookshare.org? If so, they have quite a few books on various Apple items, including versions of the OS X. Hope this helps, CJ > On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:13 PM, Lorie McCloud wrote: > > is there a place where I can download a "Getting STarted with the Mac" kind >

Re: mactubes question

2014-10-09 Thread CJ Daniel
eady. How did you find > this? Normally i do see these kind of tags when there are actual buttons but > they dont seem to be here in this case. > Greetings, Anouk, > On 08 Oct 2014, at 23:10, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Don't know about your MacTubes

Re: mactubes question

2014-10-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Don't know about your MacTubes questions. However, maybe I can help with the rewinding, fast forwarding, & pause/play on youtube. With Quick Nav Keys off, use J to rewind, K to pause/play, & L to fast forward. Haven't figured out how to skip adds, so can't help with that one. Hope this

Re: Bookshare and Google Chrome irritation (separately and together)

2014-10-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Christine, You're most welcome. Happy reading, CJ On Oct 1, 2014, at 4:06 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > C.J.! Thank you so much. That did the trick. > Christine > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > T

Re: Bookshare and Google Chrome irritation (separately and together)

2014-10-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Christine, It's time for a work-around. Yeah! Open the folder that contains the files for the book in question. Find the file with a XML extension. Press the return on it & change the X in XML to HT for HTML. You'll be asked if sure you wish to make the change. Press return to accept the

Re: Bible Programs Revisited

2014-09-14 Thread CJ Daniel
e: > His joy for my despairing tears! > And now, every day: > "This I call to mind, > and therefore I have hope: > The steadfast love of the Lord > never ceases; > his mercies never come to an end; > they are new every morning; > great is your faithfulness.

Re: Bible Programs Revisited

2014-09-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Keith, Sadly, the info I can share is not good. MacSword, as found by your friend, is out of date. In fact, it changed it's name to Eloquent some time ago & was viable until Mavericks. However, with the release of Mavericks, it no-longer works with VoiceOver. I have tried to contact the dev

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
>> On Jul 14, 2014, at 4:25 PM, Robert C wrote: >>> >>> Enough already! Give it a rest. This is NOT the place to bring up >>> political issues. >>> >>> Quote of the nanosecond . . . >>> When you are dissatisfied and would like to g

Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Really? It seems to me that regulation is a bit like law enforcement these days. Sure, they can catch the average citizen. But, they never seem to catch the big fish. In other words, just as NFB is trying to police a company that is already doing a pretty good job of doing what they define a

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Or, Possibly, some folks, who love their Apple products, might wake up & tell NFB to shut up & go away. I already have congress making decisions that don't reflect my values. I certainly don't need the NFB, an organization that I have never supported, representing itself as representing me.

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
David, I think you're exactly on target. NFB set blind-tech back, @ least 10-years, by moving to block the addition of a robust screen reader into Window's products after Non-Freedom Scientific's considerable contribution to the organization. Now, between development's like Apple's Voiceover,

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Mary, Have you ever been a programmer? I was years ago & the idea of making every program accessible to the blind, who will not buy every program just because it is accessible, is a nightmare. The amount of unrecoverable man-hours, which is recovered through net gain in revenue, just boggles

Re: To the NFB haters on this list: was; Re: NFB Resolution

2014-07-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Ray, Don't think anyone is hating, especially on you. You're a pretty positive contributor & have been since before I was on the list. i think what you're hearing is people saying, "don't represent yourself...NFB I mean...as the voice of all or even most of the blind people in the world.

Re: garage band keyboard shortcuts: expanding loops and note editing

2014-07-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, You could try interacting with the Bar, beat, & tic within the tool bar & just cursor left or right in the correct one & there you go. Personally, I have a hot spot set to just jump there. As for resizing a loop, just use VO-Command-Accent to access the resize menu with the loop in ques

Re: question about Mac book Air

2014-07-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Juliet, Always a good idea to buy as much storage & processing power as possible. Although, I admit that future development of the cloud may change the need for on-board storage capacity. But, upgraded RAM & processors may have an effect on your Mac's ability to keep up with OSX releases down

Re: audio question

2014-06-24 Thread CJ Daniel
Jenine, You might look in to the M-Audio Fast Track or Fast Track Pro. Those work pretty well with Mac. But, I believe they're only 2 channel for the XLR's. On-the-other-hand, they're are more expensive models by the same manufacturer with 4-channels. Also, depending on your Mac, your not l

Re: Mac Daily News

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
So, because you didn't see the point, someone else is supposed to modify their behavior? In case you didn't catch that, the emphasis was on the pronoun "you." Seriously, CJ On Jun 10, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Dave O. wrote: > If people are interested in the types of things he was posting, they

Re: Mac Daily News

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Christopher, I was actually enjoying the updates. I found them timely, after last weeks WWDC. Sorry some folks got on you like that. Just goes to show, like they say, "you can't please everyone." CJ On Jun 10, 2014, at 8:26 AM, Christopher Hallsworth wrote: > Hi all > Just want to apolo

Re: [New post] Apple removing music downloading apps from App Store

2014-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, It is Apple related & saves me the time of going to look for it. So, I vote yes. Anyway, is it so hard to see the MSG header & deleting it, if you don't won't to read it? Seriously? Let's police everything, cause it might be inconvenient for me. Again, seriously? CJ On Jun 10, 201

Re: escape key working under fusion but not under OSX?

2014-06-02 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, Under Mavericks, the escape key's functionality changed. You can press Option-Escape key to actuate a standard escape key function. Also, VO has a general escape key, when VO-Escape key is pressed. However, the VO sequence doesn't always work for me, while the Option-Escape key, prett

Fwd: Update from Voice Dream

2014-05-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, I thought this might be of interest to IOS & DAISY book readers. Keep in mind that the app works well with BookShare. CJ Begin forwarded message: > From: Winston Chen > Subject: Update from Voice Dream > Date: May 7, 2014 at 1:59:43 AM MST > To: > Reply-To: Winston Chen > > Hi, > >

Re: applescript

2014-04-16 Thread CJ Daniel
Jim, There's a book or two specifically addressing Apple Scripting on bookshare.org. I know I downloaded one @ some point in the past. Good luck, CJ On Apr 16, 2014, at 9:18 AM, Jim Gatteys wrote: > Cool, thanks, Alex. I just have some tasks that I'd like to do and looking > at automator

Re: how to play on Itunes by album

2014-04-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Well, If I understand your question a-right, in album view you bring up a context menu--VO-Shift-m--& press play "album title" with VO-SpaceBar. If that's not what you're asking, could be more specific about the problem in your next post? Thanks, CJ On Apr 12, 2014, at 2:45 AM, Dionipher Pr

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-10 Thread CJ Daniel
gt; Venkatesh > > On 4/9/14, Kjsc Radio wrote: >> Since we're talking about GarageBand, I have a question. Does anybody know >> how to add effects, to an existing synthesizer? >> >> Jonnyboy! Iphones rock! >> >>> On 7 Apr 2014, at 21:27, CJ Dani

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-07 Thread CJ Daniel
Gabriel, If you press VO-HH & arrow down to the Hot Spots option, you can VO-Spacebar & read all about it. After reading about it, if you need help, then email me & I'll see what I can do. Good luck, CJ On Apr 7, 2014, at 2:30 PM, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > Hi Daniel, as I'm very new to

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-07 Thread CJ Daniel
g to edit or work with regions in GB. > On Apr 7, 2014, at 1:28 AM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Hit return, Carriage Return, to move to bar 1, beat 1, tic 1; before you >> paste your loop. >> >> Good luck, >> >> CJ >> >> &

Re: getting started with garageband

2014-04-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Hit return, Carriage Return, to move to bar 1, beat 1, tic 1; before you paste your loop. Good luck, CJ On Apr 6, 2014, at 9:51 AM, Venkatesh Potluri wrote: > Hi list. > I am very happy about the fact that the new garage band is accessible. > I am getting started with garageband. I wish

Re: Understanding Garageband 10.0.2

2014-04-05 Thread CJ Daniel
Gabriel, Email me off-list, @ my gmail address contained in the header, & I'll send you a set of notes compiled by several guys on another list. They're a little rough, but they should help with GB 10 quite a bit. CJ On Apr 4, 2014, at 11:39 PM, Gabriele Battaglia wrote: > Hi all. > Could

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-04-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Interesting... I can click the name of the loop. Another foible comes to light. Oh well, @ least you're hearing the loops. Good luck, CJ On Apr 1, 2014, at 3:36 PM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > nope, i already tried it, i have to click the real loop instead of the name > of the lo

Re: New to the List

2014-04-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Scott, Welcome & don't feel alone. The reasons you stated & the, basically, yearly upgrade fees for JAWS were what led me to switch to a mac several years ago. I'm on my second one now, as my first was a hand-me-down from my wife. While nothing's perfect, it's, still, quite a thrill to w

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-03-31 Thread CJ Daniel
Nope, Press on the name of the loop. At least that's the way I do it. CJ On Mar 31, 2014, at 1:43 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > thank you very much, i should press the real loop instead of the name of the > loop > On 31 Mar 2014, at 12:41 am, CJ Daniel wrote: >

Re: how to hear the sound loops on the garage band

2014-03-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, If I understand your question about hearing the loops correctly, in GB10 you Shift-VO-Spacebar--perform a hardware type mouse click with VoiceOver, on the loop to listen to it. You, then, perform the same action again to stop listening. While a loop is playing, you can move up & down thro

Re: keeping old GarageBand version after Upgrading to V10

2014-03-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Phil, Just pull the trigger &, just like iMovie, the old version will be placed in a separate folder. Good luck, CJ On Mar 29, 2014, at 4:23 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > How do you go about doing it Matt. I get a prompt to upgrade from within the > old version, but I'm afraid if I do that it'll

Re: cant buy additiona practice and loops on the garage band. how can i do this?

2014-03-28 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, In GB10, it's under the Garageband option on the menu bar. I think its "Purchase additional..." I had trouble with it, so I resorted to having my wife click in the dialog box w/ VoiceOver off. After that, I was able to use VoiceOver with out further problems. Good luck, P.S. For $4.

Re: Still Some Pretty Severe Bugs in Mavericks

2014-03-06 Thread CJ Daniel
Alex, Ditto on the arrow-keys to open a conversation & the somewhat mixed results for their usage, upon occasion. Also, the problem has been around for the last couple of versions of OSX for me as well. In fact, I've just decided, that--like it or not--VoiceOver can vary in it's response from

Re: Go Apple

2014-03-01 Thread CJ Daniel
Donna, Thanks for posting that one. If I had Mr. Cook's email address, I write him a heart-felt "@-a-boy." Again, thanks, CJ On Mar 1, 2014, at 7:15 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Thought you all would like this article. go Tim Cook! > > http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/tim-cook-soundly

Re: Intro

2014-02-11 Thread CJ Daniel
Jenine, It's CJ of CJ & Surnow fame from many moons ago @ GDD. I'm glad to see you on the list. I hope you & Kent are well. Also, glad to see another fellow traveler on the Macbook trail. I've been pretty happy with mine, since my wife gifted me with one back in 2010. Actually, got a new o

Re: how to get loops from Main Stage in to Garage Band

2014-02-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, In MainStage, you add additional loops from with in the program itself. I'm sorry, but I can't remember the exact process. You could probably google it. As I recall, it worked with VoiceOver, no problem. I know that doesn't help much & I, typically, dislike those responses that offer

Re: playing and rewinding on youtube

2014-01-31 Thread CJ Daniel
10 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > how about skiping the ads? > and i want to insert this also how about viewing videos on facebook? i can > see the play on it. > On 29 Jan 2014, at 09:29 pm, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Turn off "Quick Nav"

Re: playing and rewinding on youtube

2014-01-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Turn off "Quick Nav" & use J to rewind, K to play/pause, & L to fast-forward. Cheers, CJ On Jan 29, 2014, at 4:42 AM, Dionipher Presas Herrera wrote: > is there any trick to play and pause on the youtube site? and i cant even see > the replay menu when the video is finish, the only thi

Re: Deleting an app

2014-01-21 Thread CJ Daniel
p created when it was installed. Again, > though, the more common .app files can simply be deleted to uninstall them. > On Jan 21, 2014, at 6:39 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Scott, >> >> It’s so much easier than Windows that @ first you’re sure you’re missing >> some

Re: Deleting an app

2014-01-21 Thread CJ Daniel
Scott, It’s so much easier than Windows that @ first you’re sure you’re missing something. Anyway, go to the applications folder, by pressing Command-Shift-A. Interact with the list view or whichever display mode you have chosen. Arrow to the app in question. Press Command-Delete & answer

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-19 Thread CJ Daniel
nt from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > On Jan 18, 2014, at 10:44 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Ray, >> >> While in spe

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-19 Thread CJ Daniel
> faster reading rate. > Personally i am not a huge fan of either jaws or window eyes, why? i > like open source software with a passion. > Anyway just my thoughts, have a wonderful weekend. > > > Sandi > > > On 1/18/14, CJ Daniel wrote: >> Ray, >> >

Re: Looks like Windows is also heading toward full screen reader built in

2014-01-18 Thread CJ Daniel
Ray, While in specific it is an “OT” post, I think any development of this magnitude is of interest to just about any computer related blind list. The offering of Window-Eyes as a pseudo-free screen reader for MS Windows, in itself, is not earth-shattering. How it may continue to shape the ad

Re: MacBook Pro 2010 with Mavericks for sale

2013-11-21 Thread CJ Daniel
Wow! I purchased a “Last year’s over stock” MBP from the Apple store for only $50 more than that. So, maybe I’m way off base here, but that seems a wee bit high. Never the less, I wish you luck with your sale. CJ On Nov 21, 2013, at 3:50 PM, Angelo wrote: > Hello everyone! I have a refurb

Re: Band in a box

2013-11-11 Thread CJ Daniel
Ramy, Tried BIAB with OSX 10.8 & VoiceOver, just about a month ago. Long story short, it doesn’t work worth a flip. You can access menus & use hot keys to perform functions. But, & this is the killer, the chord entry window is just not there. I.E. VoiceOver doesn’t see it @ all. Not with t

Re: Accessible Bible Apps For The Macintosh That Are VoiceOver Compatible

2013-10-22 Thread CJ Daniel
Keith, There’s always Eloquent, formerly Mac Sword. But, be aware, I just tried to launch it under the new OSX, Mavericks, & it didn’t launch properly. But, they’ll probably have a new version, that is compatible, soon. CJ On Oct 22, 2013, at 8:14 PM, Keith Hinton wrote: > Hello, everybody

Re: Poor mail Experience. Any way to Tweak?

2013-10-22 Thread CJ Daniel
Jonathan, I’m not experiencing the problem, a you described, with VO-J. I, still, press it & away we go…reading the email. So, it must be an individual thing? CJ On Oct 22, 2013, at 6:26 PM, Jonathan Mosen wrote: > Hi everyone, so far I must say I’m disappointed with Mail in Mavericks. > M

Re: Mavericks available now

2013-10-22 Thread CJ Daniel
Mike, Normally, I follow the same practice. However, this time, I just went for it in the first hour. And, while it is early-days still, I’m not having any problems. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that this continues. CJ On Oct 22, 2013, at 6:00 PM, Mike Arrigo wrote: > That's why I pref

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-24 Thread CJ Daniel
H'mmm, Perhaps you'd like a bowl of milk? CJ On Sep 24, 2013, at 5:25 PM, Christine Grassman wrote: > I am well-known for having a fabulous sense of humor -- when material is > funny. > On Sep 24, 2013, at 8:02 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Christine, >> >

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-24 Thread CJ Daniel
th considering. However, to suggest that those of us who are reporting > serious battery drain are predicting the imminent collapse of the earth and > that we are at risk of giving blind people a bad reputation is absurd, > offensive, and uncalled-for. > Christine > On

Re: Battery Life on IOS 7

2013-09-24 Thread CJ Daniel
Riccardo, Way to stay level-headed, assess the data, & not scream "the sky is falling! The sky is falling!" If you keep this up, you'll give blind folks a good reputation. Seriously, some good points, CJ On Sep 23, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > lol, > > Hi. I kid you not

Re: taming the album grid in Itunes

2013-08-31 Thread CJ Daniel
Mary, I sure hope you get some good answers, as I've had the same question. Once you get over 300 albums, the album grid just doesn't cut it any more. I'll be watching this thread, hopefully. CJ On Aug 31, 2013, at 3:11 PM, Mary Otten wrote: > Hi all, > > Is there a way to get an alterna

Re: How do I open a link on the NLS BARD site in a new window?

2013-08-23 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Not sure if I understand all the specifics of the problem that you're experiencing. But, I'll give some work-arounds that I use in similar situations. First, when trying to click on a link in a header, I find that, sometimes, for whatever reason, I have to interact with the header to ac

Re: Maverick date release question

2013-07-26 Thread CJ Daniel
Mark, Second Riccardo's thoughts. Just check with your Apple retailer about upgrading in the fall. As Riccardo stated, for the last 4 or 5 years @ least, they've included the ability to upgrade for free for people who purchased their Mac in the summer. And, unlike Windows, upgrading is usual

Re: The cammel's back has been broken!

2013-06-30 Thread CJ Daniel
ricio Almeida wrote: > Hello CJ > > I have done that in the other 123 times as well. > As you can notice... the cycle already repeated itself. > If no other value the thread served to conclude that we have na > opinion in common. > > Mauricio > > On 7/1/13, CJ Da

Re: The cammel's back has been broken!

2013-06-30 Thread CJ Daniel
Mauricio, While your comments are polite, well-intended, & accurate, there, also, probably useless. As you could see from a casual check of the list's history, the individual in question performs this particular loop on a rather continuous basis. I.E. the camel referenced in the email's subje

Re: regarding a list member

2013-06-29 Thread CJ Daniel
e where > someone gets the idea that he is needing medication. I personally have found > him to be a wealth of information with his knowledge of the apple products > discussed on this list. > > Shane' > > On Jun 29, 2013, at 5:19 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >>

Re: NVDA tutorials- NVDA Korea - English Site

2013-06-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Hello to anyone reading this crud, Time after time, I see Chris being a complete idiot on this list. His subject lines always reflect a border-line hysteria, when dealing with momentary, hiccup, problems with his Mac &/or OSX & its various applications. Words like, "strange, weird, bizarre, m

Re: features I wish Apple would have included

2013-06-13 Thread CJ Daniel
Mike, Yeah, the pod casts are great & they helped a lot. I stand by my comments. I think that spirit of misplaced loyalty has led to blind-folks not questioning their adaptive product vendors enough to promote reasonable prices & services. That old argument of "it is a small market, hence th

Re: getting a mac mini to G4 to boot from a USB drive?

2013-06-13 Thread CJ Daniel
an > image to DL-DVD and installed it that way. > > -eric > On Jun 7, 2013, at 1:59 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Eric, >> >> Second Mike's info. I had to do this same thing about a year ago for my >> wife's Powerbook G4. I've been around compute

Re: features I wish Apple would have included

2013-06-13 Thread CJ Daniel
Mike, Well thought out comments. Have you considered broaching these ideas with Apple? They might not listen, but nothing ventured…nothing gained. They stop listening to the customers & they'll find themselves just another tech company, like Microsoft. BTB, still using your podcasts for an

Re: features I wish Apple would have included

2013-06-13 Thread CJ Daniel
Hey Dave, Not sure if you meant your comments to come across as rude, but you managed it brilliantly. As far as what list Mike should be on goes, maybe you're unaware of how much Mike has done over the last four or five years to promote the Mac in the blind community He was probably one of th

Re: getting a mac mini to G4 to boot from a USB drive?

2013-06-10 Thread CJ Daniel
Eric, Second Mike's info. I had to do this same thing about a year ago for my wife's Powerbook G4. I've been around computers for almost 30-years now & worked in the field. So, I'm pretty good @ researching & solving a tech problem. I chased my tail for about 2 weeks, before I found out tha

Re: Youtube issues purcist and may be linked to Safari

2013-05-05 Thread CJ Daniel
lt-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On May 5, 2013, at 6:27 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Huh, >> >> That makes since. I had that problem last night. I restarted & I was okay. >> An

Re: Youtube issues purcist and may be linked to Safari

2013-05-05 Thread CJ Daniel
Huh, That makes since. I had that problem last night. I restarted & I was okay. Anyway, I'll look for it again. If so, I'll go back to webkit. CJ On May 5, 2013, at 9:17 AM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: > Okay, > > For me, the Youtube issues have returned. I cannot go there for more then a > s

Re: Latest Garageband help needed

2013-03-05 Thread CJ Daniel
Johnny, If you'd like, email me off list & I'll reply with attachments that include Riccardo's excellent podcasts & some other text file tutorials. CJ On Mar 4, 2013, at 1:04 PM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > Hi folks, > > I'm stumped with learning how to start using Garageband. Are there any goo

Re: owing money to iTunes

2013-01-21 Thread CJ Daniel
'Ummm, I don't know..this may sound far fetched, but you could put some more money on the card & pay 'em. Call me crazy, CJ On Jan 21, 2013, at 12:38 PM, Devin Prater wrote: > Hi all. I never expected this to happen, but I sort of need help with this. I > have a prepaid Visa money card f

Re: GarageBand loop browser problem revisited

2013-01-14 Thread CJ Daniel
Phil, Indeed, all of the "included" loops in Garageband are in 4/4 time. When you purchase Main Stage, Apple's live performance tool for $29.00, you can download all of the additional Apple Loops. It's a very good deal, as all of the packs used to cost something in the neighborhood of $129 a

Re: new member and introduction

2013-01-12 Thread CJ Daniel
Kerri, Hello & welcome. Hope you enjoy the list & your new Mac. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Everyone here is very helpful. Again, welcome, CJ On Jan 11, 2013, at 9:16 PM, Kerri wrote: > Hi, all. > > I'm new here as well, in fact I'm a relatively new Mac user, having begun > usin

Re: getting started with garage band

2012-10-08 Thread CJ Daniel
Also, He could sign up for Safari Books online. I haven't even started counting all the different books for Garageband contained there. Just a thought, CJ On Oct 7, 2012, at 3:05 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > Paul, I'd highly recommend the tutorial Ricardo Walker put together, but

Re: Safari Books Online

2012-10-02 Thread CJ Daniel
our work-around? > > > Regards, > Cheree Heppe > > > - Original Message - > From: "CJ Daniel" > To: > Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012 20:10 > Subject: Re: Safari Books Online > > > Paul, > > I think it is www.safaribooksonl

Re: Basic Cocoa Programming

2012-10-02 Thread CJ Daniel
You're welcome & good luck, CJ On Oct 1, 2012, at 9:07 PM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > Thanks CJ and Steve! > > I'll check these out. I have an international Bookshare membership and I > believe I've seen those O'Reily books before in some search results, so > hopefully I can get them. Thank

Re: Safari Books Online

2012-09-30 Thread CJ Daniel
wrote: > I'm also interested in learning CoCo. What is the URL for Safari Books > Online? What formats does Safari use for the books? Thanks so much. > > On Sep 29, 2012, at 3:15 PM, CJ Daniel wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Download Xcode from the app store. It&#x

Re: Basic Cocoa Programming

2012-09-29 Thread CJ Daniel
Hi, Download Xcode from the app store. It's a complete IDE for the Mac, which is completely free. And, based on preliminary usage, it works well with VoiceOver. There are free online tutorials available for learning to code, using coco, C++, etc. However, the best bet seems to be signing

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